Apparatus for actuating water-motors.



S. GRAY. APPARATUS FOR AGTUATING WATER MOTORS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

Patented sept. 5,1911'.

@wow/t0@ EYE-I' @with coo c A which the following is aspecication,referi the principal object of the same is to prolhas a pipecommunication with a motor so .i changes in. details and structuralrarrangements, one preferred and practical embodi- 'I .connected to thedischarge -outlet of a. pump' f cylinder 7 i :soA

L-with a"sou rce of power.. Supply pipe 5 exi To all whom it mami y' Be'it known that I, STEPHEN GRAY, a

.sa-id motor, means being provided whereby threaded. A supply pipe .6has-one end porf UNITED STATES iPATENT onirica. r

'STEPHEN' GRAY, on cALuMnT, OKLAHOMA..

citizen of the United States ofi'America, re' siding at Calumet;y in thecounty of Canadianand State of Oklahoma, have invented .certain new anduseful improvementsI in Apparatus for`Actuating Water-Motors, of

ence being had therein to .the accompanying drawin v .This inventionrelates to hydraulic motors and .the meansfor operating the same,L andvide'a water tank uwhich receives water from a well or other source ofsupplyy and which that water from Vsaid tank will operate the motor maybe caused to operate suitable machines, and means `being also providedwhereby the water may be discharged from the motor after operating thesame.

In carrying out the objects of the invention geierally stated above itwill be un-A derstood, of course, thatthe essential-features thereof arenecessarily susceptible of' ment ofl which is shown' in theaccompanyingdrawings, .whereinz- 'l Figure 1' is a view in'elevation, partly im'section, of the improved motor and its source ofwater su ply. Fig. 2 isa central vertical Lsectional vlew of the motor. Fig. 3 .is af verticalsectional view taken on the line 3,--3, Fign 2. "Fig..4 is a fragmentasectional view showing the meeting ed es ofthe sectional casing of themotor.

Referring to 'said drawings by numerals, 1 designates a well or othersource of water supply over which a'tank 2 is retained in ana-y;

'section 21, as shown in Fig.` 4toseal'the elevated position,-by'thestandards 3. Said tank h as a conical bottom 4 provided with a central,pendent discharge tube'v 5 that is tion extended into the well andsuitably ich is submergedinsaid well.

A sucker rod 8 extends from said cylinder to the crank 9 ofan operatingshaft 10 mounted in a v'suitable standard; 11 carried by thev well cover1,2. Said shafthas a crank handle 13 atene end by means of which itmaybe". manually'. operated, and a pulley 14 at its other end adaptedforfbelt connection I Speci-c'ation of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 7, 1910. Serial No...565,496.

APPARATUS FOR `AG'JIUAIING- WATER-MOTORS.

Patented sept. 5.,*191'1.

tends into tank 2 through the bottom thereof and is arranged parallelwith the side of` the tank and has its upper end portion. 15 bent towardthe center of'the tankrbeneath the conical top 16 which is fittedair-tightv overV the tank. v Ihe upper portion o pipe `5 terminates in apendentdischarge outlet 17 which is' arranged directly over thedischarge outlet of tank2.

Front and. rear standards 18%19 are carried by well cover 12 and havethe forward and rear outwardly project-ing lflanges 20 of 'asemicylindrical casing section 21 rested 011 their top port-ions. Saidcasing is provided atits lower portion with an outwardly'imclined lonitudinally tapering discharge nozzle 22. aid casing section isnopenatt-he top and its longitudinal edges are offset, yas indicated at 23,and provided with a central bearing recess 24. A shaft 25 isrotatablymounted in said bearing recesses, said shaft having its ends projectlngbeyond the sides of said casing section 21 and equippedvwithpulleys26,adapted for belt connection with 'suitable machines. A waterwheel vismount.-

ed on the central :portion of said shaft, said wheel comprisingrelatively spacedside plates 27 which are connected bythe annular flange28 .which forms the base of said wheel.

'-Wings or buckets 29 radiate from said base eok 28 and have;their 'freeouter ends provided leather;

AAn upper casing section ,31

with a flexible strip of material 30, such as similar in shape to lowercasing section 2 1 is provided with bearing recessesin itssides comple-,mental to the recesses of said section 21 to permit section. 31 to' beplaced over shaft 25.

The longitudinal 'edges of the open end of section 31 are rovded'with anoutstanding lia-'nge 32 whic overlaps the osetiiedge of j oints. betweenthe longitudinal edges of said sections. .Section 31 is provided withfor- "wardand rear outstandingflanges 33 which are placed in overlappingContact with thex similarlanges .oi section 21' and by 'means of 'bolts`34 and lock vnuts- 35, -the` flanges, of said sections 'are rigidly, butdetachably fas'- ico tened to the standards 18-T19.v Section 31 3f? and'adapted to be movedgtherein to cover Abeing slidably mounted in theguide stripsy y it is desired to operate the motor, .valve 41 is openedso that the water fromsaid tank will be discharged through pipe 40 intothe' water wheel, causing .the Water Wheel to rotate so that powermay betaken therefrom through pulleys 26. The Water, after rotating saidWheel, is discharged away from the -motor throughg'nozzle 22 and may beused' for irrigation or other purposes.

It Will'be 'seen from the forevoing, that the upper section 31 may bereadily removed to permitaccessto be had'to the water Wheel,

lor to permit the water Wheel and. its shaft to be removed, and alsothat the end lstrips of the blades or buckets 29 prevent air frompassing over or around said vblades except when they are passing overthe entrance to nozzle 22. And it will also be seen that the opening 36in the casing sect-ion 31 permits air to enter the ca'sin tov taketheplace'of the air that has been isplaced by the water,

[and that the slide'for said openingregulates j the amountofairradmitted.

yThe operation of the Water wheel as set 'forth above is limited. by thecapacity of the A tank 2, but it -will b e understood that by.

operating the pump with the valve 41 open, a constant supply of Watermay be delivered to the Water w eel so that a continuous operation ofthe .wheel may be obtained.

Asis shown more clearly' in Fig. 1, the motor shaft is provided with agear 42 at one'end that meshes with a similar gear '43 carried by thesha'ft 44 of an air pump. or compressor 45. Said pump has -a pipeconnection 46 with the upper portion of casin section 31 so that theblast of air from sai pipe will `assist the motor in revolving and alsocause the water to be discharged under pressure from nozzle 22. A

What I claim as my invention is l A Water motor comprising a casingprovided With an upper water inlet, an upper air inlet adjacent, theWater inlet, anda lower water. discharge, said casing being pro-y videdwith 'an openlng in its u per surface',

guiding means at the longitudlnal edges of said opening, a manuallyadjustable slide conforming to the contour of said casing and movablyengaginfr said guiding means, a water Wheel rotatable rin said casing,an overhead Water supply tank having a water conveying connection withsaid inlet, an airl lcompressor having a pipe connection with 4said airinlet, and means actuated by said rwater Wheel for operating the aircom# pressor.` v y I In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature inpresence of two witnessesv STEPHEN GRAY. Witnesses :l

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M.4 B. CoxE.

